Pansy Potter
- Pansy Potter, the Strong Man's Daughter (1938 – 1949, 1953, 1958)
- Pansy Potter in Wonderland (1949 – 1953)
- Pansy Potter (1989 – 1993)
- Issue 21
- (17 December 1938)
- Issue 3954
- (25 July 2018)
- Hugh McNeill (1938–1944)
- Basil Blackaller (1944)
- Sam Fair (1944–1947)
- James Clark (1949–1955)
- Charles Grigg (1958)
- Gordon Bell (1958)
- Barry Glennard (1989–1993)
- Nigel Parkinson (2013)
- Kev F. Sutherland
- Bill Hill
- John Geering
- Evi De Bono
- The Beano Annual 1940–1942, 1951–1956, 2013, 2019
- The Magic-Beano Book 1943–1950
- The Beano Summer Special 1988
- Beano Comic Library (issues 210, 248, 258, 279, 303, 326)
- Sparky (issues 2–24, 80–567)
- The Sparky Annual 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977
Pansy Potter is a British comic strip character from the magazine The Beano. She first appeared in Pansy Potter the Strong Man's Daughter issue 21 in 1938, and was first illustrated by Hugh McNeill.
Character background
As The Beano was in its early stages of development, its creator R. D. Low published a newspaper advert in The Daily Telegraph asking for freelance artists to submit ideas for DC Thomson's new children's magazines.[11] One was Manchester-born Hugh McNeill, who would illustrate Puffing Billy and Ping the Elastic Man.[12] DC Thomson's collaborating process developed a comic strip about a strong girl named Bella under the title of "Biff Bang Bella", but would be changed shortly before the official strip was finalised.[13]
Synopsis
Pansy Potter is the daughter of a strong man, and she has dark, spiky hair and wears a short-sleeved, collared dress. Her stories were comedic with the punchlines being about the casual use of her superhuman strength shocking everyone around her.
Publication history
Original run (1938-1947)
Potter debuted in Pansy Potter the Strong Man's Daughter in issue 21.[14] McNeill illustrated her stories until he had to abandon his career to draw maps in the Second World War.[12] Hairy Dan's creator Basil Blackaller continued the series until sometime in 1944 and was succeeded by Sam Fair for three years.[13] Fair's final story appeared in issue 325.[15]
In Wonderland era (1949-1955)
In 1949, Potter starred in a new funny strip that became a full-page spread on the back cover: Pansy Potter in Wonderland.[16] In the strip, Potter accidentally walks into Wonderland through a wishing well and meets characters from nursery rhymes.[17] The Beano celebrated its run by making it the first series on the back cover to be in colour. From issue 369, Pansy Potter in Wonderland had over 200 stories designed by James Clark. When Potter returned home,[18] Clark continued creating her stories until the new Pansy Potter series ended in issue 652.[19]
Third Run (1958)
Charles Grigg and Gordon Bell alternated between the revival over 3 years later in its 42-strip 1958 run.[20][21]
Sparky appearances
In the 1960s and 1970s Pansy Potter starred in her own comic strip in DC Thomson's Sparky magazine. There were two series between issues 2 to 24,[22][23] and 80 to 567.[24][25] She would also appear in four of Sparky's annuals.[4][3][2][1]
1989–1993 Beano revival
Pansy Potter returned to The Beano in issue 2474 in 1989[26] this time drawn by Barry Glennard. This series continued until issue 2640 in 1993.[27]
Funsize Funnies
Potter returned to The Beano in 2013 between issues 3666 and 3674 in the Funsize Funnies section, drawn by Nigel Parkinson.[28][29] She returned for a second run later on, where she was drawn and written by Kev F. Sutherland. She cameos in Beano's 2013 and 2019 annuals,[30][31] as well as in the magazine's 80th anniversary crossover.[32]
See also
- Pippi Longstocking
Sources
Citations
- ^ a b The Sparky Book 1977. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 1976.
- ^ a b The Sparky Book 1975. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 1974.
- ^ a b The Sparky Book 1973. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 1972.
- ^ a b The Sparky Book 1971. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 1970.
- ^ Pansy Potter in Miss Haps. Beano Comic Library. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Pansy Potter in a Tower of Strength!. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Pansy Potter in "Yule" Be Sorry!. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Pansy Potter in Plain Loco. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Pansy Potter in Muscle Inn. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Pansy Potter in Fantastic Feats. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ 80 Years (2018), p. 7.
- ^ a b History of The Beano (2008), p. 56.
- ^ a b History of The Beano (2008), p. 306.
- ^ Moonie, George, ed. (17 December 1938). "Pansy Potter the Strong Man's Daughter". The Beano Comic. No. 21. Illustrated by Hugh McNeill. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Moonie, George, ed. (27 December 1947). "Pansy Potter the Strong Man's Daughter". The Beano Comic. No. 325. Illustrated by Sam Fair. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. (published 23 December 1947).
- ^ Moonie, George, ed. (13 August 1949). "Pansy Potter in Wonderland". The Beano Comic. No. 369. Illustrated by James Clark. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ History of The Beano (2008), p. 314.
- ^ Moonie, George, ed. (7 November 1953). "Pansy Potter (in Wonderland)". The Beano. No. 590. Illustrated by James Clark. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Moonie, George, ed. (15 January 1955). "Pansy Potter". The Beano. No. 652. Illustrated by James Clark. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Moonie, George, ed. (8 February 1958). "Pansy Potter the Strongman's Daughter". The Beano. No. 812. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Moonie, George, ed. (29 November 1958). "Pansy Potter the Strongman's Daughter". The Beano. No. 854. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ "Pansy Potter". Sparky. No. 2. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 30 January 1965.
- ^ "Pansy Potter". Sparky. No. 24. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 3 July 1965.
- ^ "Pansy Potter". Sparky. No. 80. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 30 July 1966.
- ^ "Pansy Potter". Sparky. No. 567. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 29 November 1975.
- ^ Kerr, Euan, ed. (16 December 1989). "Pansy Potter". The Beano. No. 2474. Illustrated by Barry Glennard. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Kerr, Euan, ed. (20 February 1993). "Pansy Potter". The Beano. No. 2640. Illustrated by Barry Glennard. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
- ^ "Pansy Potter (Funsize Funnies)". The Beano. No. 3666. Illustrated by Nigel Parkinson. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 15 January 2013.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Pansy Potter (Funsize Funnies)". The Beano. No. 3674. Illustrated by Nigel Parkinson. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 9 March 2013.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ The Beano Annual 2013. London: DC Thomson. 2012. ISBN 9781845354862.
- ^ Beano Annual 2019. London. 2019. ISBN 978-1-84535-679-8.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Walliams, David, ed. (25 July 2018). "44 Page Birthday Special!". BEANO. No. 3954.
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- Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Beano: 80 Years of Fun. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. ISBN 9781845357023.
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